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Mutuku Mathuki

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  1. “In that connection, I want to commend the Heads of State of the East African Community for the efforts they have undertaken, as well as Council members for making the time to listen to how the prevailing situation is developing. I think that what is now actually required is to see how MONUSCO and the East African Community Nairobi-led process, as well as the East African Community regional force, can work together to ensure that we reach a solution in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  2. “Without further ado, I have made available copies of the letters that I wrote to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and sent to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. I would like to once again briefly reaffirm that the EAC Heads of State are firmly committed to ensuring that peace and security prevail in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. I call upon the Council, as a very important organ of the United Nations, to get involved and support the East African Community in securing a permanent solution in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is our collective responsibility, not only as the East African Community but also as members of the Security Council, to work together to seek ways to secure a permanent solution to the challenges facing citizens in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  3. “Once again, we request the Security Council to support the implementation of the National Programme for Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Reinsertion and Stabilization. I would like to see whether we can create a form of operational synergy between the East African Community regional force and MONUSCO, which would be very helpful. It is important for the Security Council to look into that possibility and review MONUSCO’s mandate in that context to see how such a synergy can be created between the East African Community regional force, the East African Community-led Nairobi process as a whole and the activities of MONUSCO on the ground. The total amount I mentioned of approximately $350 million is the estimated the cost of the two processes over the next 24 months.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  4. “I want to thank the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the President of Senegal for contributing $1 million, as did both the President of Angola and the President of the Republic of Kenya. That is what has largely been used to take care of the meetings that are being held, in particular the meeting just held in Nairobi on 6 December. I addressed a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to request support, including financial support, for both the political and military tracks, as the estimated cost of the East African Community- led Nairobi process is expected to be approximately $350 million. It is proposed that the political process will require approximately $150 million, while the military track will require close to $200 million.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  5. “In attendance were the Chair of the East African Community, President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi; President William Ruto of the host country, Kenya; President Paul Kagame of Rwanda; President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and President Museveni of Uganda — demonstrating the political commitment prevalent in the process. I therefore urge the Council to take note of the following. As the Secretary General of the East African Community, I communicated the decisions taken at the summit to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and sent a copy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, followed by another letter to them both in which I requested that they join and support the process, as it will require a great deal of resources.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  6. “It was also decided to expeditiously deploy a joint regional force in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. I can confirm that the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya and Uganda are already on the ground, with South Sudan expected to follow suit. The East African Community Heads of State met again recently on the sidelines of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They decided to hold the third inter-Congolese dialogue on 6 December, at which a number of developments occurred. There were 60 armed groups present, as well as 20 civil society groups, including women’s organizations and community leaders. The event was facilitated by President Kenyatta.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  7. “At the twenty-second summit of the East African Community Heads of State, held in Arusha, on 22 July, it was decided to mainstream the Nairobi process into the East African Community by invoking the provisions of article 4 of the East African Community Protocol on Peace and Security. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya, was appointed as a facilitator to oversee the implementation of the Nairobi process, as provided for in the modality for the establishment and functioning of the East African Community Panel of Eminent Persons and the deployment of special envoys and representatives. Terms of reference for the facilitator were approved, and it was directed that a special fund be created to support the implementation of the process on both the political and military tracks.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  8. “The EAC-led Nairobi process was designed as follows: first, to urgently address issues of trust and confidence-building; second, to ensure the cessation of hostilities and promote voluntary disarmament; third, to enhance the participation of all citizens in the country’s political processes; fourth, to prioritize the participation of all citizens in the country’s development; fifth, to find a lasting solution to the issue of citizenship for certain categories of residents in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; sixth, to enable the Government to repatriate foreign armed groups; seventh, to ensure the reintegration of combatants into society; and eighth, to ensure the repatriation and settlement of Congolese refugees and internally displaced persons.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  9. “The two processes were designed to be undertaken simultaneously, under the leadership of the East African Community, with the full ownership of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The time frame given for those processes was 24 months.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  10. “So far, three of them have been held, first based on the fact that the Heads of State agree there should be a continuing political dialogue between local armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its Government to address the sources of grievances that have led to the proliferation of armed groups and the resulting current level of insecurity. That is what they call the political track. The second track formed within the conclaves is a military one, aimed at ensuring that a military and security enforcement approach is deployed to guarantee the disarmament of armed groups, either voluntarily or forcefully, and the repatriation of non-Congolese armed groups to their States of origin upon their disarmament.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source

  11. “Mr. Mutuku Mathuki: I thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to brief the Council. At the outset, I want to confirm that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a full member of the East African Community (EAC), which it joined in July after the Heads of State of the Community met and confirmed that position, and subsequently committed to contributing to reconciliation and lasting peace. Determined to find a swift and lasting solution to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, they held a number of consultative meetings, known as conclaves.”

    2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source